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Blindspot Collective

Theatre Company

MISSION To produce radically inclusive programming at the intersection of advocacy, education, and entertainment that cultivates and celebrates new work, emerging artists, diverse audiences, and fresh ideas. VISION Transformative theatre that amplifies marginalized voices, illuminates untold stories, bridges disparate experiences, and energizes vulnerable communities.

Candis Casting

Candis Casting can cast your episodic, pilot, MOW, film, commercial, industrial, print, or any other on-camera project. We draw talent from Los Angeles, San Diego, and Orange Counties in addition to all surrounding communities. SAG-AFTRA, Non-Union - Adults and Children - we've cast every type of talent and project, and we're always looking to excel on the next challenge. While our focus is principal talent, we do have a large pool of both union and non-union background talent from which to draw.

Carlsbad Community Theatre

Theatre Company

The Patrons of the Arts Foundation, operating as Carlsbad Community Theatre, provides high quality performing arts experiences in order to inspire, enrich, and foster creative growth in the community. We are dedicated to cultural expression and transforming lives by offering year round education in our ongoing youth classes, events, and productions featuring artists of all ages. The Patrons of the Arts Foundation is a California non-profit corporation as defined by the IRS, section 501(c)(3).

Center Stage Productions

Theatre Company

Our Mission: To engage young people in musical theatre created in a safe and inclusive environment. About Us: Center Stage Productions (CSP) is a non-profit youth theatre company providing a wide range of classes and production opportunities for kids to express themselves creatively in a fun and professional stage environment.

Characters.io

Children's Entertainment Company

Characters.io provides exquisite entertainment for kids birthday parties, weddings, corporate events, businesses, schools and more. We specialize in princess parties, superhero parties, mascot characters, as well as many other character themed events. Our custom handcrafted costumes and wigs, along with our quality cast, ensure the most authentic performance for every special occasion.

ChiGoz Productions

Production Company

ChiGoz Productions is a social brand for a social cause. We produce projects that intentionally serve our communities' social needs by collaboration in storytelling. We also tell our stories; stories that reflect the human experience.

Community Actors Theatre

Theatre Company

Community Actor’s Theater is a non-profit all-volunteer theatrical troupe dedicated to providing drama and a creative outlet to the Oak Park region. Started in 1982 CAT gives a voice to local playwrights and actors. The theater itself is an example of a grass roots effort to create a special place for members of the community to express themselves.

Cygnet Theatre

Theatre Company

Believing in the power of theatre to startle the soul, ignite debate and embrace the diversity of the community in which it serves, Cygnet Theatre Company is fearlessly committed to the dissection, examination and celebration of the human story through the medium of live theatre. Join us at one of our next shows as Cygnet seeks to be one of the premiere cultural organizations in San Diego by providing theatre productions that make essential contributions to the quality of life in our city.

Diversionary Theatre

Theatre Company

Vision We aspire to honor the history and embrace the evolution of our LGBTQIA+ community and culture through intimate live performance of new and classic voices and collaborative learning opportunities. Mission The Mission of Diversionary Theatre is to provide an inspiring, inclusive, and empowering space for community to celebrate and explore complex, provocative, and diverse LGBTQIA+ stories which contribute to the larger cultural discussion. Values We are committed to social justice and inspiring positive cultural change for all marginalized people.

La Jolla Playhouse

Theatre Company

La Jolla Playhouse is where artists and audiences come together to create what’s new and next in American Theatre. From Tony Award-winning plays and musicals, to imaginative programs for young audiences, to interactive experiences outside our theatre walls, the Playhouse brings people together to inspire discussion and open pathways to new ways of thinking. A visit to the Playhouse is an invitation to harness the transformative power of theatre to explore the here and now – and together, expand our world’s compassion, understanding and hope. Join us. OUR MISSION La Jolla Playhouse advances theatre as an art form, telling stories that inspire empathy and create a dialogue toward a more just future. With our intrepid spirit and eclectic, artist-driven approach we will continue to cultivate a local, national and global following with an insatiable appetite for audacious work. We provide unfettered creative opportunities for a community of artists of all backgrounds and abilities. We are committed to being a permanent safe harbor for unsafe and surprising work, offering a glimpse of the new and the next in American theatre.

Lamplighters Community Theatre

Theatre Company

Serving the La Mesa and surrounding communities, Lamplighters produces six season productions a year. We also support special events and one act shows between the regular season productions. Season productions are performed on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm and on Sunday afternoons at 2pm. Our goals are to provide a quality theater experience for our community, to provide a training facility for artistic, technical and administration aspects of theater and to have fun while we do it.

Mockingbird Improv

Theatre Company

Mockingbird Improv’s mission is to provide connection, joy, and opportunities for self-expression to the local community. We serve all parts of our community including youth and underserved individuals by engaging in high-quality training and performances and providing a supportive and empowering space for fun, silliness and growth through equitable, diverse and inclusive practices. Through our programs performers, patrons, and students can express creativity, build confidence, and cultivate joy through laughter and play.

North Coast Repertory Theatre

Theatre Company

Our Mission North Coast Rep’s mission is to create a platform where artist and audience thrive through the intimacy of live theatre, recognizing the power of theatre to challenge complacency, revitalize the imagination, nurture the unexpected and embrace the variety and diversity in our lives. Our History From its modest beginning over 30 years ago, the North Coast Repertory Theatre, a non-profit organization, has evolved into one of the area’s leading performing arts organizations, recognized for the quality of its work and its commitment to excellence. Located in Solana Beach, in the heart of San Diego’s Coastal North County, the theatre boasts an award-winning Mainstage season, with performances year-round to over 40,000 people in its intimate 194-seat setting. In addition, the theatre involves thousands of young people each year in the Theatre School @ North Coast Rep’s education and outreach programs. Over the years, the theatre has become known for the diversity of its work and its consistently high artistic quality. North Coast Rep is committed to providing opportunities for local actors, directors and designers, with seven mainstage productions each year, drawn from classic and contemporary theatre. Four Theatre School productions showcase the acting and the technical accomplishments of students studying at the Theatre School. Some shows are aimed at young audiences, while others challenge teen and adult patrons with more thought-provoking themes and age-appropriate casting. For over 30 years, the North Coast Repertory Theatre has received critical acclaim from media and audiences alike. Over the past several seasons North Coast Rep has been lauded with numerous Critic’s Pick designations and awards of excellence from The San Diego Union Tribune and KPBS as well as several Southern California media sources. Audiences have come to expect North Coast Rep’s high quality, intimate theatre and diverse selection of productions each season. Striving for excellence, North Coast Rep continues to be truly one of San Diego’s Best intimate theatres.

Oceanside Theatre Company

Theatre Company

Celebrating Our Rich Oceanside History: It is an honor to be a part of the rich history of the Brooks Theatre and its revitalization. We hope that the men and women, whose dream was to bring brightness to their town, will be pleased with our efforts to make the Brooks and Oceanside Theatre Company a regional cornerstone for the arts.

Ovation Theatre

Theatre Company

Ovation Theatre, a 501(c)(3) based in Encinitas, serves the greater North County, San Diego area and prides itself on promoting professional quality youth and adult theatre within the community. Ovation Theatre is an award-winning studio and production company where students of all ages, levels, and abilities can stretch their wings, hone their skills, and become comfortable in the world of theater arts. Ovation Theatre with NCSA has won numerous awards and is proud to be a safe space where all are welcome to come and create.

Patio Playhouse Community and Youth Theatre

Theatre Company

Patio Playhouse is a non-profit community service organization dedicated to providing entertainment for the Southern California community, to creating opportunities for people of talent and interest who wish to participate and/or perform and to providing training for individuals who wish to learn about theater art.

Playwrights Project

Theatre Company

The Mission of Playwrights Project is to empower people of all ages and backgrounds to voice stories through theatre, inspiring individual growth and creating meaningful community connections. The Vision of Playwrights Project is to sustain an inclusive, compassionate community that broadens minds through the power of creativity and theatre.

PLNU Center for Justice and Reconciliation

Production Company

kNOw MORE!, a Human Trafficking Curriculum produced in conjunction with local law enforcement and the San Diego Task Force on Human Trafficking, is a curriculum utilizing drama, improvisation, multimedia, and interactive activities that is presented to 8-12th graders in local schools during school hours. To learn more about our program, visit our website: kNOw MORE! Human Trafficking Curriculum

POWPac Theatre

Theatre Company

The Poway Performing Arts Company, is Poway's only Community Theatre, established in 1981 with its home theatre in the center of Poway, at the Lively Center on Poway Road. The company is an independent volunteer-run not for profit 501c3 registered charity with no affiliation or support from any external body. OUR MISSION is to create theatrical experiences of the highest standards within the community theatre environment; to produce and present works ensuring diverse and balanced programming; to provide an environment for the growth and education of the artist, the audience and the community at large; to expand our audiences; to engage our audiences; and above all else, to entertain our audiences.

Rescue Agency

Advertising Agency

We help government agencies and nonprofits create award winning campaigns that drive health behavior change. We’re on a mission to make healthy behaviors easier and more appealing for everyone, everywhere. We do this through groundbreaking strategies that increase knowledge, change policy, and shift norms. In 2000, Jeff Jordan joined a youth engagement program at the Southern Nevada Health District to reduce teen tobacco use. One year later, with the support of an innovative program manager, Jeff launched Rescue when he was just 17 years old. Nearly two decades of 200+ research studies and 100+ creative campaigns later, we’ve grown into a national leader in health behavior change marketing.

San Diego Actors Theatre

Theatre Company

We specialize in producing full-length plays, staged readings, acting workshops, and programming for schools, family entertainment, and children’s engagement. Our love of high-quality, provocative live theatre is at the heart of what we do. We have spent over 35 years producing Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning plays with San Diego’s finest actors and creatives.

San Diego Gay Men's Chorus

Choral Ensemble

Under the leadership of Artistic Director Dr. Charles Beale and Executive Director Jeff Heine, the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus celebrates its 38th year of changing lives one voice at a time. With more than 100 active members and 300 alumni on its roster, it is one of the largest gay choruses in the world and has sung at locations including the White House, the Super Bowl, and Lincoln Center. Our Mission: To create a positive musical experience through exciting performances which engage our audiences, build community support and provide a dynamic force for social change. Our Vision: We connect, inspire and challenge: our chorus members, by nurturing artistic and personal growth while building a musical family, our audiences, by broadening cultural awareness of important social issues and the bonds that unite us all, and our communities, by serving as a catalyst for individual and social transformation. Our Values: Musical Excellence: Dedication to the highest artistic standards. Unity: Fellowship and fun with a commitment to collaboration and communication, both within the chorus and in harmony with the larger community. Social Responsibility: Commitment to equality, social justice, arts advocacy, and service to underserved segments of society. Integrity: Affirmation of our gay identity with honesty, respect, and just treatment of all. Collaboration: Innovative partnerships that advance mutual interests.

San Diego Junior Theatre

Theatre Company

San Diego Junior Theatre originally began as a community program of the Old Globe Theatre. Today, Junior Theatre operates as an independent, nonprofit organization for the benefit of children throughout San Diego County, and is the oldest youth theatre program in the country.

San Diego Master Chorale

Choral Ensemble

Widely recognized for its exciting, inspiring, and comforting performances, the SD Master Chorale is San Diego’s premier choral ensemble, showcasing more than 100 of the region’s finest singers. The Chorale was founded in 1961, and today continues its artistic ascent, collaborative programming, and community outreach under the leadership of Music Director Dr. John K. Russell.

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